Abe Cassidy

Abe Cassidy, 95, of Lexington, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at VA Medical Center in Salisbury. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 7, 2011, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frankie Matthews and Rev. Gary Gibson officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park with military graveside rites by VFW Post 3074. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, January 6, 2011, at the funeral home. Mr. Cassidy was born June 7, 1915, in Surry County, to Joseph William Cassidy Jr. and Etta Dalton Cassidy. He was a member of Sheets Memorial Baptist Church and a retired salesman from Guardsman Chemical. Mr. Cassidy served in the U.S. Army and was a member of VFW Post 3074, Amvets Post 13, and American Legion Post 8. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife; Mildred Lee Humphrey Cassidy, brother, Noah Cassidy; and sisters, Julie Jones, Gretchen Berrier, Burt Venable, and Mary Davenport. Surviving are son, Abe R. Cassidy and wife, Lynne, of Lexington; daughters, Carolyn Bruff and husband, Hoyle, and Linda Wilson, all of Lexington; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and brother, Rhoten Cassidy of Lexington.